Author: Ao Rong  Translated by: Wu Xia

“There were 20 critically ill patients in the rescue room during the day, 4 patients being monitored during the day, 6 patients were put on ventilator. Waiting patients were lined up to the front gate. We are out of many medical supplies. There were many patients to be treated. Tonight is a critical battle again!”

This is a random note taken by Dr. Hu Niandan on 29 January, and reflected the daily circumstances of the Emergency team.

At this time, patients were in the emergency department, and there was no place for medical staff to perform handovers. Only cramped corridors could accommodate 2 or 3 people. Everyone wrote a name on the protective clothing so that they can be recognized with the protective suits, while Wei Jie's nametag has only one word "chief".

In Wei Jie's eyes, the medical staff who fought every day between life and death are her "children". Their tired but always upright posture is the biggest reliance of patients who come to ask for help.

Emergency Department is the frontline of a hospital. Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Dr. Wei Jie and other core members such as Dr. Du Xianjin, Dr. Tian Dan, Dr. Ding Yu, Dr. Wan Xi, has rushed to the very first line of the battlefield. Even with her 37 years’ experience in emergency medicine and 20 years’ experience in intensive medicine, Dr. Wei Jie feels the outbreak is unexpected.

After the epidemic broke out, the emergency department team work plan is rescheduled, and young medical staff sought the battle. "I can work overtime, and the child was taken care of by my mother. Please promise me, don’t tell my mother." "I just sent the child to my hometown, and I am taking a train from Sichuan back to Wuhan. I can’t stop at Wuhan Station. I can only get off at the next stop. But rest assured, my night shift tonight, I have to rush back. "Party members Dr. Li Wenqiang, Dr. Chen Jing, Dr. Zhu Ruiyao are the backbone of the Emergency Department that were sent to primary hospitals. On hearing that there was a shortage of staff in the department. They voluntarily gave up their vacation and quickly returned to the hospital to fight.

Her 80 years old mother called saying “Maomao, how are you? I am very well. I will let you get back to your work.”

In fact, these young emergency doctors are heroes in Wei Jie's heart, and she is the chief who always stands on the front line.

"Director Wei, as long as we see you standing at the pre-examination table, we feel assured!" A young nurse told Wei Jie.

During this time, when Wei Jie was free, she often talked to the young staff about the old woman who had came to see her for medical treatment-she held Wei Jie's hand and asked Wei Jie to put her into hospitalization. "At that moment, the patient had no one to rely on except the doctor. She just wanted to hold hands with us every day. Only when you hold her hands will she feel safe."

Mr. Gu, 92 years old was sent to the Emergency Department on New Year’s Eve. Dr. Wei Jie’s team found that although the elderly did not have fever and cough, he had severe bilateral lung infection. The team acted fast and carried out a series of tests including the new coronavirus nucleic acid. Under the careful treatment, the old man’s vitals are now stable.

In this battle, in addition to treating emergency patients, the emergency team was also responsible for the rescue of critical patients in other departments. They had to set off immediately at one call for rescue. She is proud to say: "The knowledge structure of emergency patients is horizontal, and the technical reserve is comprehensive. A little combing and integration at critical times can solve many clinical problems. Calmness and teamwork are the good traditions of emergency department, also greatest characteristic of man. "

During the fight against the epidemic, Dr. Wei Jie always emphasize: "As a doctor, in addition to being brave, you must also be wise. Only by protecting yourself can a doctor have the opportunity to treat more patients.

During this period, with a series of stringent prevention and control measures, the control of the epidemic has shown initial results. Currently, the emergency department and critical team led by Wei Jie mainly focus on treating patients with high-risk. She wrote in the work wechat group: "On the day when the spring is blooming, let’s cry and hug each other first, then laugh with all our hearts! If Wuhan is a heroic city, then we are a heroic emergency department!"